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No. 529,138. Patented Nov. 13, 1894.

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E'DWARD rr. PoLLAE'n-OE NEwYoEk, N. Y.

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e SPECIFICATION forming part vof Letters Patent N0. 529,138, datedNovember 13, 1894.

Application ined nach i6, 1894;

To all whom lim/ty concern: Be it known that I, EDWARD T. POLLARD, ac1t1zen of the United States, residiugin the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuttersfor Cigarette-Machines, of which the following is a specification.Myinvention relatesto cigarette machines of the class in which tobaccois formed into a filler, and. inclosed in a wrapper, and the continuouscigarette thus formed automaticutters which sever it into suitablelengths for smoking. t

The object of my invention is to secure an' efficient, quickly-acting,and simplecutting mechanism for cigarette machines, which end I attainbycertain novel combinations and organizations of instrumentalitieshereinafterset forth. .k 1 2o In the accompanying drawings 'which showmy lmprovements embodied in the best way now known to ine-Figure 1represents a plan vlew of the cutting-mechanism; Fig. 2, a front view inelevation,.thereof, and Fig. 3, a plan view of the holder-actuating bar,detached.

That side of the machine next the spectator I term the front; the otherside, the rear.

The cutter-end I term the left; the opposite one, the right of themachine.

A portion of thejmain frame A, supports a bracket B, on which themechanism is mounted. Upright tubular columns G,`C, depending from thebracket, are connected by a crossbeam C2. A vertical shaft D, having itsbearing in this cross-beam, and driven by suitable gearing, carries aspur-wheel D', driving similar gears E, E',on shafts extending upwardthrough the columns C, C', and *carrying disks E2,E3, ontheir upperends. Crankpins e2, e3, on these disks are connected by a pitman orlink-bar F, having a bearing or sleeve at each end, through which asha'ft'G passes. A disk-cutter g, is mounted on the left-hand or forwardend of this shaft, and a driving-pulley G', on the other. A belt or bandg', from any suitable lprime-mover, rotates this pulley and cutter-shaftat a high speed.

A bed-plate H, is adapted to slide over the bracket B, and columns C,C', between them and the crank-disks, its ends being forked so as toformguide-slots h, h. The arms or forks -the continuous cigarette.

Serial No. 503,908. (No model.)

ou the pitman F, `works in a cross-groove Wk 'on the Slide frame toreciprocate it longitudi .nally. An arm t', projectingV laterally fromthe slide-frame, carries a tubular holder I, through which thecontinuous cigarette passes while being cut. This holder is shown' asmade in two sections i', i2, the leftfhand or forwardsection t',comprising a flaring-socket and 4tubular body, connected by an arm t3,with the rear tubular portion 2. The knife cuts close to therear end/eftheft-ont section, which section is made longitudinally adj ustable inwell-known ways. The entire holder q is adjustable laterally on itssupport t', on

which it s lides by means of a slot and setscrew i4, (Fig. 3,) or otherwell-known device. A discharge-spout or trough J, mounted on the bracketB, conducts the cut cigarettes t a suitable receptacle. v

This cutting mechanism operates in the following manner: The`crank-disksare rotatedin the same direction at sucha speed as will cause the cutterto move, when cutting, at a speed commensurate with that of The cutterbeing independently rotated, may revolve at any speed desired.Therotation of the cranks causes the cutter to describe ahorizontalcycloidal path, relativelyto the holder, while thecutter-shaft always remains in a position parallel with its longitudinalaxis, or substantially so. The organizationY is such that the cuttersevers the continuous cigarette'while moving coincidently with it, asusual, being caused by the cranks alternately to intersect vand recedefrom the path of the continuous cigarette. The holder, however, insteadof always remaining in that path, is caused to' move laterally toward,the. cutter as the latter approaches it, thus insuring a quicker audcleaner cut of the cigarette, and enabling the cutter to do its :workwith a shorter lateral reciprocation than would otherwise be requisite.This lateral movement of the holder is caused, in this instance, bycurving the forward slot h, of the slide-frame H, tothe required degree,a very slight curvature being sufficient, as shown in Fig. 3. As thisslot is curved so that itsinner or rear end is farther ICO slide-frame,and consequently the holder I,`

toward the cutter. The holder and cutter quickly recede' from each otheron their back stroke, vthus quickly removing the cutter from xo the pathof the continuous cigarette. I'ani thus enabled to cut cigarettes' veryrapidly,

without the shock or jar incident to the employment of cams or otherlike devices heretofore employed for actuating the cutters. x5 Myimproved cutting mechanism herein describedis shown, but not claimed, inan ,application for a patent for an improved cigarette machine filedsimultaneously herewith, Serial No. 503,909, but may obviously be usedzo in connection with many cigarette machines new in use, or otherwisewell known.,

I claim as of my own invention- 1. A device for severing continuouscigar-- ettes, comprising a cutter.a cigarette-holder,Y z5 andmechanism, substantially such as described, which causes both the cutterand holder alternately to approach and recede from each other, in pathsintersecting the normal lineof movement of the continuous cigar- 3oette, for the'purposes specified.

2. A device for severing continuous cigarettes comprising a cutter, ashaft on which it is mounted, bearings in whichthe shaft turns, fcranksmovi-ng in similar-paths connected with the bearings and meansforrotating the cutter-shaft and cranks,substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3. A device for severing continuous cigarettes, comprising two crankdisks,- parallel Y 4o,shafts on which they are mounted, a pitmanconnecting the cranks of these disks, a slide frame actuated by thepitman, a tubular cigarette holder carried byl this-slide frame, andmeans for operating the holder laterally, the organization being suchthat the holder is reman connecting them,ashaft rotati'nginbearciprocated both longitudinally and'laterally across the normal pathof the continuous cigarette alternately toward and from the cutter,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. A device for severing continuous cigarettcs comprising a rotarycutter, a shaft on which it is mounted, bearings in which the shaftturns, cranks mounted on parallel shafts and connected with thebearings, a pitrnan -connecting the cranks, a slide frame provided withforks or guides embracing the crankshafts, a cigarette holder carried bythe slide frame, and means for operating the holder laterally, theorganization being such that the cutter and holder'alternately approachand 6o recede from each other, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

5. A device for severing continuous cigarettes,lcomprising parallelcrankshafts,a pitings carried by the cranks,.a cutter on the shaft, aslide frame actuated by the pitman, guide slots in the frame embracingthe crank shafts, a cigarette holder carried by-the slideframe, meansfor reciprocating the slide frame and rotatingthe cutter atdifferentspeeds, and means for operating the cigarette holder laterally,substantially as; and for the purpose specified.

6. The corn'hinationpwithacigarette-holder, of adevice forcutting acontinuous cigarette, passing through the holder, comprising a rotarycutting blade, a shaft to which it is secnred,a bearingin which theshaft is mounted, and a crank-shaft operatively vconnected with saidbearing to 'cause it to move both longitudinally with' referenceto theaxis of the holder and also laterally relatively thereto, substantiallyas hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- 85 scribed my name.

- EDNVARD fl. POLLARD.

`Witnesses:

LLOYD B. WIGHT, B. WASHINGTON MILLER. -f

